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There are major milestones in life that are usually celebrated with elaborate parties, intimate dinners, and grand fanfare. But sometimes, all you need is a Barbie doll and some poignant emotions to make a moment truly special. 

Limayre Mendoza has faced many challenges in her pursuit of becoming a doctor. But after many years, she’s finally taking the next step towards her dreams, and wanted to share that moment with her parents and her daughter.

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Gift-giving on a budget is an art. Think about the “Christmas Party” episode of The Office where Michael insists on doing the Yankee Swap with everyone’s Secret Santa gifts — you don’t want to pull a Michael and go way over the price limit, but you also don’t want to go for a gift that no one actually wants like Phyllis’ oven mitt. You want to ride the line of cool gift at an appropriate cost.

Some people possess an innate talent for thoughtful gift-giving on a budget. No matter the occasion (anniversary, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day) or recipient (wife, boyfriend, teens), they somehow nail their gift selections, cementing their rank in the gift exchange pecking order. Read more…

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Spoiler warning: If you’re not caught up on Game of Thrones, you should avoid this article for now. Many death details ahead.

If you’d like to pay your respects to all those who didn’t quite make it to the Iron Throne, there’s a graveyard for that.

To mark the eighth and final season of the beloved series, Australian cable TV company Foxtel, which streams HBO’s Game of Thrones in the country, has built a temporary graveyard in Sydney dedicated to the show’s fallen characters.

Located over 2,000 square meters of the city’s Centennial Park, the “Grave of Thrones” pays tribute to the thousands of deaths that we’ve had to endure over the seven seasons so far. Read more…

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So Uber is finally going public. 

The ride-hail company perhaps best known for sketchy business practices and a culture of sexual harassment released on April 11 a lengthy prospectus detailing its plan to get that money. The document, required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and written for the benefit of potential investors, serves as a compendium of the company’s hopes, dreams, and fears. 

It’s quite the read. However, at 285 pages (not including the index), you have better things to do than attempt to parse this beast of a document. Thankfully, we’ve done a bit of that for you.  Read more…

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Three is certainly a magic number.

SpaceX landed three of its Falcon Heavy rocket boosters for the first time on Thursday, as part of a mission which was delayed from the day before due to bad weather.

The Falcon Heavy launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. EDT, carrying the Arabsat-6A communications satellite in its payload.

Eight minutes after takeoff, the spaceflight company landed the Falcon Heavy’s side boosters at the company’s two landing zones at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Read more…

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After months of building anticipation, Disney has finally announced a launch date and price point for its new streaming service, Disney+. 

Just in time for the holidays, Disney+ will launch globally on Nov. 12 at an initial subscription price of $6.99 per month — or discounted offering of $69.99 per year. The service will feature content from all of Disney’s major properties, including Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, Fox, and more. 

Content created exclusively for the service will also be available. Projects already in the works include a Monsters Inc. spin-off series, a The Sandlot TV series, and many new Marvel projects.  Read more…

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Uber drivers might not get health insurance or other benefits, but after the ride-hailing company filed to go public Thursday, it’s paying out long-time drivers with a cash reward and an option to invest in the company.

In its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Uber spells out details about a driver appreciation reward and directed share program. It’s a way for drivers to get something back from the company, even though they aren’t technically Uber employees.

More than 1.1 million drivers are eligible for a payout of $100, $500, $1,000, or $10,000 (totaling about $300 million). Drivers in good standing who have completed 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, or 20,000 lifetime trips as an Uber driver will receive the corresponding cash reward. Read more…

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Apple is giving its podcast web pages a much needed update.

The Cupertino-based company is rolling out newly designed web pages for all shows available via Apple Podcasts. One of the most notable changes? Users will finally be able to listen to podcast episodes directly, right on the Apple Podcast web pages for each show.

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Playback controls on Apple Podcast pages are extremely limited — the only option is to press a play button next to each episode; there are no other control options, like fast forward or rewind. But this is a big step up from pushing users to open the iTunes app if they want to listen to a podcast episode. Read more…

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The lumbering behemoth that is iTunes may finally be nearing the end of its life.

According to 9to5Mac and a tweet from iPhone app developer Steven Troughton-Smith, the next version of macOS, version 10.15, will break up iTunes into different apps for music, podcasts, and TV.

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